Show Art r in I II n a ca can n David Horne Home Contributing Writer Graffiti has a new home and possibly a new meaning A form fonn of spray-paint spray arthas art arthas arthas has migrated ted from the back back- alley brick walls of the city to the well lit gallery walls in the Patrick Moore Gallery in Salt Lake City I Benjamin Cabey mentor j 1 at Salt Lakes Lake's I School asked What the I hell do we do with graffiti He then answers his own I question Divert interests from walls of the city and buildings to canvas The works hanging at atthe atthe atthe the Patrick Moore Gallery are very velY elaborate spray paintings hanging in frames In some of the pieces of the theart theart theart art paint continue onto the frame projecting a sort of thi thinking g outside the box id ideal al Most of the works have thoughtful messages hidden within th the negative spaces wh where re the untrained eye would not think to look A viewer would never guess that the textures and bright colors came from an aerosol can with a spray nozzle Working mainly with young men and women from backgrounds of high risk and drug abuse it is Cabey's main goal to refocus their energy through a more creative outlet I mentor because they dont don't have a teacher said Cabey explaining about these young men and women Cabey's passion for youth mentoring has led hi him to create a program called Education Through Narration And ETNA is meant to address a variety of topics integral to weaving a healthy and well rounded perspective concerning issues pertinent to the young men plen and women of today says Cabey This program allows these young men and women to use their right brain through creative mediums like painting poetry photography and so on Through this creative exploration students are able to discover their inventive intuitive and imaginary potentials by letting the right brain takeover takeover take takeover over and allow them to see things from many different perspectives It is through ideas that one will want to view these works at the Patrick Moore Gallery Much of the meanings are hidden within the layers of spray-paint spray and stencil shapes These works by the students can be viewed Tuesday through Thursday fr from m 11 to You can also visit the gallery's Web site at net |